Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-30
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Q-Was that yon were all there in a {
onnch waiting? A--Yes.
Q-What did he say? Ale said
if they licked Haddock, just give
him Q black eye, or something that won't
get any of us into trouble. Il
Q-What, If anything, was said about
Dntchmen" there and who
said it? A-Well, / can't remember the
( know Arensdorf spoke.
Gas neal as you can tell, tell what
he said. ALI I could hear him say
was drunken Dutchmen." That is all
heard.
Odd you see Mr.. Haddock when he
came ont of the Columbia house? Al
I did.
Q-Where was he when you first saw
him? A-Jnst as he got to the C0ium-
bia house.
Q-Whereabouts, If any place, had he
reached on the crossing, or did you see
him when he first struck the crossing ?
A-The crossing coming toward Fourth
street.
When he was coming did any Of your
party start out towards him, and if so,
who? A-John Arensdoff.
Q-Where, ii any place, did he and
Mr.. Haddock meet.p A-After Mr.. Had
dock got five or aix-yes ten steps off of
Water street crossing.
Q-Out in the road there? A-Yes
sir.
Odd you aee them meet? Ayes
cir.
Gas they met. describe in yonr own
language lust what took place? A.
Well they met and Arensdorf looked in
TO Haddock,s face, and Haddock raised
his hand and the hand game down and
Arensdorf passed and shot him.
Q-Confine your mind q moment to
the minister, DIR. Handbook, and MIR.
Arensdorf. What further took place?
When he fred, what next? A-Haddock
kind of groaned and made a stumble to
60 down.
Q-Stand still or step out, he Stun
bled? A-Well, he made a step.
Q-What did Mr.. Arensdorf do? A.
Kept right on ahead.
Q-Did You see the minister when he
stumbled, or went down? Al did.
Q-When was the last You saw of Mr..
AreDadorfa A-Well, az l was crossing
he ran over Water street.
Cat what point did you start to
ran? A-From Fourth street fence.
Chow loon from that time did you
start to run? A-Well, for g couple oi
seconds I was struck dumb; everybody
standing there didn't start to rim fol
two. seconds.
Q-Then You ran in which direction
A-Toward Water street.
Q-IfI was representing MIR. HaddocA
coming from the West Water street, OF
the crossing, you say Mr.. Arensdort
came from the other direction towsrdt
him. IT you were Mr.. A~rensdorf--ius'
illustrate now how it was done. Get ur
close. Nov walk on towards me ano
illustrate what motions and describe, i
you can, as you saw if occur that night
A-Well, sir, Arensdort walked right on
and Peters after him, Henry Peters, ant
as he got up to the minister he looked
in his face this way (indicating) THU
hand went mp (the left handy; Arensdor
stepped right that way Indicating *
the right and fred.
Q--Sit down. How near to Mr.. Had
dock was Henry Peters? Oh. he mus
have been eight or ten feet.
Q-Where did he nc when the sho
was fired? A-Went right on ate
John.
Q-When yo1 ran westward wher
did you run to? Al went over 4
Ryan 3 house, or Water street.
Q-Was there anybody at Ryan's tina
you know? Ayes, cir.
Q--Who Was rooming ut Ryan's TIA
you know? A-Mr. Riley and his wife
and MIR. Doersem and. his wife.
Q-When you got to Ryan's hous
what did yond do? A--Went into Riley
room.
Q-What did you do In .herea A.
took off my coat, both coats, the rubbe
and the Prince Albert black coat / wore
Q-Afsor talking with Mr.. Riley an,
his wife what did you do then? A.
went into the other room.
Q-Who wat in there? A-Ml
Doersem and his wife.
Q-The N they call Billy Doersem
A--Yes, sir.
Odd you talk with Billy Doerser
on che subject Of what had occurred O
tbs oorner2 Al did.
Q-Who vent away from the room
fret, you or Billy? A-Biily.
Cat whose request did he GO
Alt mino.
Q-Was he gone long? A-Abou
five minutes.
Q-Whom did he return with9 "A
Ny wife.
Q-Where had you left your vii
before? A-At Johnson,s.
Q-Where did you and your wife &
when you left? A-Down to our room
on Fourth street,
Gin the forenoon Of the next day
after the shooting, did You see job
A~tensdorf before you was q witness o
the c~oroner's Jury? Al did.
Q-Go on; state the conversation
A-And he asked me- il l seen it.
said, = Eyes, John; it is a bad thing Il
yon. You ought never to have don
that" He said; 81 know it; bat every
body has got to keep still" ssDi
anybody sse it besides you?" / say
Everybody on the spot there mul
have seen lt John because they q
stopped dunno when il happened" an
he says. .Oan ] depend on you?a
says. You can. He says, Gas a brotk
err" 4 says yes. That was about d
the conversation.
Qs-You have used the wordybrother
We're you any society brother of his, an
If SO, what? A-Brother x. p Knight
OF Pythias.
Q-Did you have any other conversa
tion with MIN after be WAS before til
ooroner's jury? Al did.
Q-When was that as near as you ca,
remember and where? Alright besid
Maaon's tailor shop, underneath m
window, he had just came the same d
y~ections from Jnnk's.
VIII conversation did you hav
with him at that time, stat
what was said? Ale said b
had iuAt been up before the coroner